The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Regulation NMS, which will modernize the U.S. equity markets through the Trade-Through Rule, rules regarding market data, a rule on access to quotations, and the Sub-Penny Rule. The SEC settled the first enforcement action under Regulation FD...

Rural homeownership is promoted in the United States by mortgage insurance programs administered by the federal government. We analyze the choice between assistance offered by two such agencies: the Federal Housing Administration and the Rural Housing Service. We find applicants are sensitive to...

There is a growing consensus that reform is needed for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. It is often suggested that the connections between the GSEs and the federal government should be permanently severed and the firms reduced in size so that their...

America is in distress. We have been going from one crisis to another. Here are just a few: the savings and loan debacle which began in the 1980s; accounting fraud and financial irregularities scandals that involved such firms as Enron, Adelphia, Tyco International, Global Crossings, and led to...

English Abstract: The authors review the availability and allocation of commercial credit in China, the investment options presented to savers and the funding options available to Chinese banks. They highlight the markets intrinsic deficiencies, vast externalities and tremendous potentials for...

The dramatic expansion in subprime mortgage credit fueled a remarkable boom and bust in the US housing market and created a global financial crisis. Even though considerable research examines the housing and mortgage markets during the previous decade, how the expansion in mortgage credit...

In this essay written in honor of the retirement of Eddy Wymeersch, Professor Howell Jackson explores the manner in which European nations have moved towards more consolidated systems of financial regulation and discusses the implications of the European experience for the United States. While...

As BigTechs and other large technology companies continue to consolidate core market positions and expand their business lines, dependencies on these companies, both social and economic, are increasing. However, policymakers lack a common framework to monitor activities and any emerging...

• This paper provides a specific proposal to limit the financial activities that are covered and thus subsidized by the government safety net in order to protect the financial system and the economy. The U.S. safety net, which consists of central bank loans to solvent but liquidity strained...